Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages

First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history.

Ira M. Lapidus (Author)

9780521277624, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 17 May 1984

228 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.34 kg

First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Primarily a study of the main cities of the Mamluk state of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD, Professor Lapidus' book serves to provide a framework for understanding the long evolution of Muslim political and social institutions and urban societies. The relationships between military rulers, the bourgeoisie and the common people are presented in a study of wide relevance to social history.

1. A history of cities in the Mamluk empire
2. The Mamluck regime in the life of the cities
3. The urban society
4. The political system: the Mamluck state and the urban notables
5. The political system: the common people between violence and impotence.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]